Utah - Federal TBI Program

The Department of Human Services, Division of Services for People with Disabilities, 120 North 200 West, Room 411, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103, is the lead agency for the Utah Federal TBI Program.

Utah has received $541,421 in Federal TBI Planning and Implementation Grants. The State has provided $280,303 in matching support.

Utah Population & TBI

Utah population in 2000: 2,233,169
Estimated TBI-related emergency department visits per year: 10,065
TBI-related non-fatal hospitalizations per year: 1,410
Estimated TBI-related disability per year: 549

Grant objectives are listed as: 1. Designate the Department of Human Services as the Lead Agency.
2. Provide Utahans with TBI and their families with community-based services and supports (based on lessons learned from experts in the field) that are available, accessible, appropriate, and acceptable.
3. Deliver TBI education and training that incorporates lessons learned from experts and fellow grantees to individuals, families, providers, and the general public in the most appropriate way.
4. Enhance the State’s capacity building efforts to sustain TBI services and supports.

Progress in the Federal TBI Program is reported as:

1. Designated the Department of Human Services as the State Lead Agency.
2. Increased the diversity of the TBI Statewide Advisory Board by 20 percent.
3. Completed a Needs and Resources Assessment.
4. Developed and promoted the TBI State Action Plan.
5. Initiated a rural pilot to improve the case management and education services provided to those with TBI and their families.

With its Implementation Grant, Utah is moving ahead with efforts to create more accessible and available community based services and supports for people with TBI. Private and public organizations are working collaboratively to develop and provide training to staff persons and others who work with people that have TBI.

Utah is endeavoring to create a TBI Trust Fund, enhance an information and referral system, and improve case management services, among other needs, for those with TBI and their families.

For further information on the Utah TBI Program, contact: Steven Wrigley, Project Director, TBI Implementation Grant, (801) 763-4363, swrigley@utah.gov

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